You gave quote from Vints, 'What principles have I lived by'Notice it is in past
tense (Not, 'What principles I live by')
He went on to say, "One of the key principles
for which I have high regard is integrity and honesty. I prefer to speak plainly
and prefer people who do so as well. Sometimes this can be painful, but I would prefer
the pain of blunt honesty to the anesthetic of diplomatic dissimulation."
I also
prefer to speak plainly - so will speak my mind:
It is obvious that Vint has become
like the rest of them - closed mouthed and so proving himself corrupt.
I find it
painful to speak of Vint like that (I also do myself no favours), but Integrity and
Honesty demands that I do so.